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• Doggie 101: How to Hug a Baby

  If you're one of those parents who starts hyperventilating at the mere thought of a dog around your precious bubbala, a warning: don't read this post.  Because this is full-on doggie/kiddie loving at its best! The folks over at D for Dog, offer up a Doggie 101 class aptly titled "How to Hug a Baby." Read More... Posted Feb 08 2009, 11:21 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: baby, cute, dogs, pets, animals, photos, Jeanne Sager, babies and pets, dogs and kids, puppy, puppies, Doggie 101, D for Dog, how to hug a baby

• Keep Kids From Getting Fat - Get a Dog

  Want to keep your kids from falling victim to the obesity crisis? Australian researchers say get a dog. The study of more than 1,100 kids ages 5 to 12 showed kids with a friendly Fido in the house were in better shape - even if they weren't walking the pooch on a regular basis. If the dogs were anything like mine, it might have more to do with the amount the dog's stealing from their plate. Just saying - my dog gained 11 pounds in the year after my daughter started solids. Read More... Posted Oct 14 2008, 11:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: fat, obesity, childhood obesity, fitness, allergies, pets, healthy kids, animals, self esteem, Jeanne Sager, dog, dogs and kids

• Babble Talk: When Baby Makes You Hate Your Pets

  Melissa Anderson Sweazy, as she writes in this essay, has two cats, a dog and a daughter. Ever since the baby was born, she has entertained the notion of giving away all three of her pets. I know how she feels. After having my son, my beloved beagle-mix has often gotten in the way. He jumps up and licks my face when I'm trying to play with the baby. He sometimes pees in the house to get mine and my husband's attention. On a few occasions, he's even gotten territorial with our boy. No biting, of course. But enough doggie bitterness to add to my frustration with him and make me wonder if (and it breaks my heart to say it) we might have to get rid of our canine baby someday. Read More... Posted Aug 22 2008, 09:26 AM by Jen Chaney with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: babble talk, dogs and babies, dogs and kids, pets and children, bad dog behavior, Melissa Anderson Sweazy, pets and babies

• 5 Reasons Dogs and Kids DON'T Mix

  Sweet canine-child love stories notwithstanding, let me just say up front that I'm not a dog person. I've never been fond of the ill-behaved crotch sniffers that seem to populate  parks and sidewalks. It's annoying as hell to be accosted by a mutt --far more annoying than ill-behaved children -- who rarely, if ever, sniff a person's crotch with any real enthusiasm.  But since becoming a parent, my concerns about dogs are well-grounded.  Here are 5 reasons dogs and children don't mix:   Read More... Posted Aug 03 2008, 09:05 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 24 comment(s) Filed under: kids, dogs, bad children, 5 reasons dogs and children don't mix, dogs bite kids, smelling crotch, crotch, bad dog, children bite dogs, dogs and kids